Act II Scene i
What does Portia do to prove to Brutus that she is capable/strong enough to keep a secret?
Stabs herself in the thigh.
Who arrives to bring Caesar to the Senate?
The conspirators (or Decius Brutus).
What news is the soothsayer on his way to give Caesar in Scene iv?
Who says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths; brave men die only once" (Shakespeare 2.2.32-33).
Caesar
Spoken conversation used by two or more characters to express thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Dialogue
What does Lucius give to Brutus in Scene i?
Brings the forged note that has been thrown through the window (written by Cassius).
Who does Calpurnia want to send to the senate in Caesar's place?
Mark Antony.
What does Portia want Lucius to do in Scene iv?
She wants Lucius to run to the senate and give her news about Brutus and Caesar?
Who says, "Therefore he must be thought of as a snake's egg: hatched, it would, like all its kind, grow dangerous. So he must be killed in the shell" (Shakespeare 2.1.31-33).
Brutus
A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
An aside.
Why is Brutus against killing Mark Antony?
Killing Mark Antony would make them seem like they are just murderers (make their cause seem "too bloody") instead of actually doing it for a reason.
Explain Calpurnia's dream.
A statue of Caesar with many holes that are spouting blood that Romans then bathe in.
What is Artemidorus's role in the play?
To remind us about the names of the conspirators.
Portia
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Soliloquy
Why is Brutus against involving Cicero in the conspiracy?
Because he will never follow something that another man starts.
Name 2 of the 6 omens that Calpurnia tells Caesar about.
Lioness giving birth in the street, graves opening up to reveal dead corpses, fiery warriors battling in the sky, blood raining down on the capitol, dying men groaning, and ghosts shrieking in the street.
What does Portia imagine/think she hears as she is talking to Lucius?
Noises from the Capitol, like a riot.
Who says, "I don't think that it's sensible that Mark Antony, a favorite of Caesar's, should outlive him...if he used his talents to his advantage, he might well be capable of doing us some harm. To prevent this, Antony and Caesar should die together" (Shakespeare 2.1.156-161).
Cassius
Patricians and commanders of the infantry in the Roman army.
Tribunes
Why doesn't Brutus want to swear an oath with the conspirators?
He thinks that, as Romans and men, their word should be enough.
How does Decius explain Calpurnia's dream to persuade Caesar to go to the senate?
He says that the Roman people look to Caesar as their "lifeblood", look up to him, and want to get "souvenirs" from him.
Portia has two ____________ in this scene when she is speaking to Lucius (literary term).
Asides.
Who says, "When beggars die, no comets are seen. The heavens themselves proclaim the deaths of princes" (Shakespeare 2.2.31-31).
Calpurnia
Arrogance and excessive self-pride or self-confidence, and a lack of some important perception or insight due this pride.
Hubris